Saturday 26 December 2020

When pushing, hitting, beating, taking money from bank account are not seen as elder abuse

The pandemic is making vulnerable people more vulnerable acting like a "pressure cooker" since due to the lockdown they are "unable to speak out" and lack "the safeguards of day-to-day contact with neighbours, friends and the outside world". The abuse of older people is, according to a poll, at "unprecedented levels". In the UK, one in five aged over 65 have been abused, i.e., approximately 2.7 million people.



It gets even worse. The survey reveals conflicting views about what is elder abuse. More than a third do not believe that "inappropriate sexual acts directed at older people" or "pushing, hitting, or beating an older person" or taking money from their bank account without permission count as abuse (via).

"Our polling shows that while people know that abuse of older people is a problem in the UK today, there’s a complete disconnect between awareness of the issue and a true understanding of the role we all play in preventing abuse."
Richard Robinson

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photograph by Tony Ray-Jones via

7 comments:

  1. UUUUUUUUUUhh, great photo!

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    1. This is one of a bold contrast between photo and text.

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    2. Yes, a beautiful photograph ... given the text I needed some balance, I suppose.

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  2. Shocking, extremely shocking.

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    1. I will never understand society's indifference to humans once they are old.

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  3. ultimate disgrace

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    1. This lack of awareness, this cruelty ... I sincerely wished I could do more.

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